SIEW Thinktank Roundtables: New Approaches to Financing Industrial Decarbonisation

Delivering a scene-setting presentation on “Financing Industrial Decarbonisation,” Bratin Roy, Global Head of Decarbonisation at TÜV SÜD, called for a fundamental rethinking of how green finance is structured and mobilised.

Mr Roy emphasised that achieving global net zero by 2050 will require mobilising trillions of dollars in private capital to decarbonise hard-to-abate industries. However, the current financial system is not designed for long-term, cross-sector investments that industrial transformation demands.

He outlined three pillars for managing financial risk: Reduction, Transfer, and Compensation. Risk reduction begins with developing standardised assessment frameworks and technology-readiness evaluations to help investors gauge performance reliability. Risk transfer, he continued, can be achieved through blended-finance mechanisms and transparent monitoring using blockchain-enabled systems. Finally, risk compensation involves creating impact-linked payments and first-loss guarantees that safeguard early-stage investors while encouraging innovation.

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